Mon-Williams, M. and Tresilian, J.R. (2001) A simple rule of thumb for elegant prehension. Current Biology, 11 (13). pp. 1058-1061. ISSN 0960-9822
Abstract
Reaching out to grasp an object (prehension) is a deceptively elegant and skilled behavior. The movement prior to object contact can be described as having two components [1], the movement of the hand to an appropriate location for gripping the object, the “transport” component, and the opening and closing of the aperture between the fingers as they prepare to grip the target, the “grasp” component. The grasp component is sensitive to the size of the object, so that a larger grasp aperture is formed for wider objects [1]; the maximum grasp aperture (MGA) is a little wider than the width of the target object and occurs later in the movement for larger objects [1] and [2]. We present a simple model that can account for the temporal relationship between the transport and grasp components. We report the results of an experiment providing empirical support for our “rule of thumb.” The model provides a simple, but plausible, account of a neural control strategy that has been the center of debate over the last two decades.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) > Cognitive Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2009 11:28 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2015 17:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00293-7 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00293-7 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:8680 |